Islamic State of Iraq – A Snapshot of SVBIED Design & Use
al-Qaeda / AQI (al-Qaeda in Iraq) / Baghdad / Camouflaged SVBIED / Car bombs / Covert VBIED / Iraq / Iraqi forces / IS (Islamic State) / ISI (Islamic State of Iraq) / Mosul / Ninawa / Raqqah / SVBIED / VBIED

Islamic State of Iraq – A Snapshot of SVBIED Design & Use

The group we know today as the ‘Islamic State’ only became known as such after a series of successive transformations and name changes over the course of more than a decade. One of its predecessor groups was the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI). Proclaimed in mid-October 2006[1] after the death…

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January 11, 2019
Through the desert and down the Euphrates – Islamic State SVBIED use & innovation
October 22, 2017 – used by IS in Deir ez-zor province.
Aleppo / Anbar province / Camouflaged SVBIED / Car bombs / Deir ez-Zor / Drones / HMMWV (Humvee) / Homs / Iraq / Iraqi forces / IS (Islamic State) / Mosul / Raqqah / SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) / SUV / SVBIED / Syria / Tal Afar / Tanks

Through the desert and down the Euphrates – Islamic State SVBIED use & innovation

This is the second part of a series of articles covering the IS development and innovation of SVBIEDs from the battle of Mosul to the current situation. The first part covered the similarities between the battles of Mosul and Raqqah, while this part will cover the Islamic State's use of…

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May 29, 2018
The World’s Largest Collection of Suicide Car Bombs
Camouflaged SVBIED / Car bombs / Chlorine / Iraq / Iraqi forces / IS (Islamic State) / Media / Mosul / SUV / SVBIED / Tal Afar

The World’s Largest Collection of Suicide Car Bombs

An SVBIED (Suicide Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device) is usually a very high-value asset for the group using it, meaning that they're typically deployed in quite a reserved fashion. Even for IS, it's not often that you see them use more than two SVBIEDs at the same time. Large collections of…

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May 2, 2018
From Mosul to Raqqah: SVBIED innovation & Inter-provincial military cooperation
Aleppo / Camouflaged SVBIED / Car bombs / Deir ez-Zor / Drones / Handicapped fighters / Iraq / Iraqi forces / IS (Islamic State) / Mosul / Raqqah / SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) / SVBIED / Syria

From Mosul to Raqqah: SVBIED innovation & Inter-provincial military cooperation

This is the first part of a series of articles covering the IS development and innovation of SVBIEDs from the battle of Mosul to the current situation. The first part will cover the battle of Raqqah, while the second part will cover the battle of Deir ez-Zor and the concurrent…

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April 29, 2018
The evolution of Suicide Car Bombs examined
January 21, 2016. Anbar province.
AOAV / Camouflaged SVBIED / Car bombs / Iraq / Iraqi forces / IS (Islamic State) / Mosul / Raqqah / SVBIED / Syria

The evolution of Suicide Car Bombs examined

Last August I wrote a relatively brief summary on the recent evolution of SVBIEDs for AOAV (Action On Armed Violence) up until the battle of Mosul & the start of the battle of Raqqah. It’s available to read on their website: https://aoav.org.uk/2017/evolution-suicide-car-bombs/ Or here:

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April 2, 2018
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